
Barcelona toasts title with win over Valladolid
Newly crowned Spanish champion Barcelona celebrated winning the league title in front of its home fans by easing to a 2-1 victory over Valladolid on ...

Bayern deals with tax case ahead of Barcelona semi
At a time when Bayern Munich should be thinking about whether Lionel Messi is healthy enough to play, the new German champion has been rocked by a ...
Abidal makes 1st squad since liver transplant
Eric Abidal has returned to Barcelona's first-team squad for the first time since having a liver transplant last year. The 33-year-old France defender ...

Lionel Messi eyes another scoring milestone
With a goal against Celta Vigo on Saturday, Lionel Messi can become the first player to score against every Spanish league opponent in consecutive ...

Glimpse of Spain's future in match vs. Finland
Missing four of its veteran players, Spain coach Vicente del Bosque could offer a glimpse of what the future holds in store for the world champions ...
Puyol could be out 3 months after knee surgery
Barcelona's team doctor says Carles Puyol will be sidelined from anywhere between six weeks to three months after having arthroscopic surgery on his ...

Barcelona's Puyol has right knee surgery
Barcelona says defender Carles Puyol has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. The Spanish club made the announcement late Friday.

Spain drops Torres for France, Finland WCup games
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque left out Fernando Torres on Friday from his squad for two World Cup qualifiers, including the critical match against ...

Messi scores in Barcelona win before Milan match
Lionel Messi extended his Spanish league record by scoring in 17 straight games to cap Barcelona's 2-0 win over last-place Deportivo La Coruna on ...

Ronaldo leads Madrid past Barca to make Copa final
Cristiano Ronaldo is starting to look right at home at the Camp Nou. For Lionel Messi and Barcelona, the Spanish league is starting to look like the ...

AC Milan stuns Barcelona 2-0 in Champions League
AC Milan stunned Barcelona 2-0 in the first leg of its Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday, beating the Spanish giant for the first time in ...

Messi nets 300th, 301st goals in Barcelona win
Lionel Messi scored his 300th and 301st career goals for Barcelona and extended his record-scoring run to 14 Spanish league games in a 2-1 comeback ...

Barcelona's Messi inks 2-year contract extension
Lionel Messi signed a two-year contract extension with Barcelona on Thursday, tying him to the Spanish club for the better part of his already stellar ...

Defeat for Scolari on return as Brazil coach
Luiz Felipe Scolari and Ronaldinho endured disappointing returns to international football as Brazil lost 2-1 to England, while Spain, Germany and ...
Scolari begins repair job with stuttering Brazil
Luiz Felipe Scolari begins his mission to restore Brazil's flagging fortunes ahead of next year's World Cup with a glamor match against England on ...

Fernando Torres left off Spain squad for friendly
Fernando Torres was left off the Spain squad Friday for the team's upcoming friendly with Uruguay. Last year, Spain coach Vicente del Bosque dropped ...

Barcelona defender Puyol signs 3-year extension
Barcelona defender Carles Puyol has signed a three-year contract extension that will likely see him finish his career at his boyhood club.

10-man Malaga holds Barcelona 2-2 in Copa del Rey
A 10-man Malaga held Barcelona to 2-2 at the Camp Nou in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals on Wednesday. The first leg began with Malaga's normally solid ...

Column: Messi and company will win without coach
Even if Lionel Messi and his Barcelona teammates had no coach to guide them, you would think long and hard about betting against what is perhaps the ...

Barcelona coach Vilanova to undergo surgery
For the second time in two years, Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova is stepping aside from football to take care of his health. Vilanova will have surgery ...

Messi gives Barcelona 2 more years to 2018
Lionel Messi's soaring career at the club that has coached him since he was an under-sized teenage prodigy is set to continue for at least another ...

Barcelona next faces Cordoba in Copa del Rey
Lionel Messi has until Wednesday to bask in the glory of a major goal-scoring record before Barcelona takes on second-tier club Cordoba in the Copa ...

Column: Will Messi get to finish his masterpiece?
Art snobs must forgive the analogy, but when Lionel Messi collapsed in pain and fear on the Camp Nou turf clutching the back of his priceless left ...

Barcelona soccer club defends use of Catalan
Long a symbol of Catalan identity, Barcelona soccer club added its voice Wednesday to a simmering political dispute between the region of Catalonia ...

Barcelona beats Alaves to advance in Copa del Rey
Two goals by David Villa on Wednesday eased Barcelona into the fifth round of the Copa del Rey with a 3-1 home win against Alaves to advance 4-1 on ...